The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, DublinC. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer, 1766 |
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... thought neceffary ( fays he ) to relate every trifling particular that has been recorded , but only to select fuch as 1 will fufficiently diftinguish the peculiarities of his character and will viii THE EDITOR'S PREFACE .
... thought neceffary ( fays he ) to relate every trifling particular that has been recorded , but only to select fuch as 1 will fufficiently diftinguish the peculiarities of his character and will viii THE EDITOR'S PREFACE .
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... thought , that he was a natural son of Sir Wil- liam Temple , because Sir William expressed a particular regard for him : but that was impoffible ; for Sir William was refident a- broad in a public character from the year 1665 , to 1670 ...
... thought , that he was a natural son of Sir Wil- liam Temple , because Sir William expressed a particular regard for him : but that was impoffible ; for Sir William was refident a- broad in a public character from the year 1665 , to 1670 ...
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... of body and mind . About a year after his return from Ireland , he thought it expedient to take his master of arts degree at Oxford ; and accordingly was admitted b3 , admitted ad eundem on the 14th of June 1692 , DR . SWIFT . XV.
... of body and mind . About a year after his return from Ireland , he thought it expedient to take his master of arts degree at Oxford ; and accordingly was admitted b3 , admitted ad eundem on the 14th of June 1692 , DR . SWIFT . XV.
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... his power , in pam- phlets , poems , and periodical papers : his intimacy with them was so remarkable , that he was thought not only to defend , but in fome fome degree to direct their measures ; and such was xxii The LIFE of.
... his power , in pam- phlets , poems , and periodical papers : his intimacy with them was so remarkable , that he was thought not only to defend , but in fome fome degree to direct their measures ; and such was xxii The LIFE of.
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... thought to be a difappoint- ment to him , as he expected a bishopric in England ; but the Earl of Oxford did not think it proper to offend the oppofite party , by bringing him into the House of Lords , where he would , no doubt , have ...
... thought to be a difappoint- ment to him , as he expected a bishopric in England ; but the Earl of Oxford did not think it proper to offend the oppofite party , by bringing him into the House of Lords , where he would , no doubt , have ...
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againſt almoſt alſo ancient anſwer aſſiſtance becauſe beſides beſt buſineſs cauſe Chriſtianity church clergy cloſe confcience conſequence conſtitution courſe cuſtom Dean defire deſign diſcourſe diſpoſed eaſy eſpecially eſtabliſhed expoſe faid falſe fame fatire fide fince firſt fome foon fuch fure hath Hawkef honour houſe inſtance intereſt itſelf JONATHAN SWIFT juſt laſt learned leaſt leſs Lord manifeſt mankind modern moſt muſt nature neceſſary never obſerved occafion Orrery paſs paſſages perſon Peter Pindar pleaſe poſſible preſent preſerve prince propoſed publiſhed purpoſe raiſed reader reaſon refolved religion reſpect reſt ſaid ſame ſay ſcheme ſeems ſenſe ſerve ſervice ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould ſince Sir William Temple ſmall ſome ſometimes ſpeak ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtation ſtill ſtrength ſtrong ſtyle ſubject ſuch ſuppoſe Swift ſyſtem themſelves ther theſe things thoſe thought tion treatiſe underſtanding univerſal uſe uſual utmoſt wherein whole whoſe Wotton writers